David Gill

David Gill
Candidate for
U.S. House, Illinois, District 13
Party	Democratic
Education
Bachelor's	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.D.	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Personal
Profession	Physician
Websites
Campaign website
David Gill campaign logo

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David Gill was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House representing the 13th Congressional District of Illinois. Gill defeated Matt Goetten in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012, and was defeated by Rodney Davis in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Gill considered a rematch in 2014. On May 3, 2013 Gov. Pat Quinn named Gill as assistant director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, and Gill confirmed that he will not seek the 13th District seat again.

Biography

Education:

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S. in Mathematics
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Medical School

Career

• Emergency Room Physician

Elections

2014

See also: Illinois' 13th congressional district elections, 2014

Gill considered a rematch in 2014. On May 3, 2013 Gov. Pat Quinn named Gill as assistant director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, and Gill confirmed that he will not seek the 13th District seat again.

2012

See also: Illinois' 13th congressional district elections, 2012

Gill lost to Republican Rodney Davis. Gill ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Illinois' 13th District. Gill won the March 20, 2012 Democratic primary in a tight race with Matthew Goetten. The signature filing deadline was December 27, 2011. He would have faced incumbent Tim Johnson (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

On April 5, 2012 Timothy V. Johnson announced his plans to retire. He will not run for re-election in the general election. Republican party chairmen from the 14 counties in the 13th congressional district selected Rodney Davis as Johnson's replacement to run against Gill (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Following redistricting, the newly redrawn 13th district was more favorable to Democrats. That, combined with the retirement of Republican incumbent Tim Johnson, turned the 13th from a safe Republican seat to a swing district.

U.S. House, Illinois, District 13 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Gill	46.2%	136,032
	Republican	Rodney Davis	46.5%	137,034
	Independent	John Hartman	7.2%	21,319
Total Votes				294,385
Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals"

U.S. House, Illinois' 13th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Gill	50.3%	15,536
Matt Goetten	49.7%	15,373
Total Votes		30,909

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

On his campaign website Gill had 14 leading issues that he was concerned about. They were:

• "Standing up to cuts and protecting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid"
• "Refocusing our priorities on American jobs and innovation in business"
• "Working tirelessly to bring good-paying jobs to Illinois through sustainable energy policy"
• "Strengthening and extending Medicare to all American citizens"
• "Preserving collective bargaining rights for public and private sector working people"
• "Advocating for an equitable justice system and protecting equal rights for all Americans"
• "Providing for our future through fully funded schools and universities"
• "Making sure our troops have what they need while they serve and that they are housed, working, and have access to quality health care when they return home"
• "Helping to preserve Illinois’ family farms through fair trade and sustainable energy policies"
• "Supporting term limits for all elected federal office-holders"
• "Fighting corporate welfare and institutionalized corruption in our political system"
• "Supporting women's health issues and options, David Gill is the only pro-choice candidate in the race for IL-13"
• "Opposing unilateral military interventions and investing that money in America instead"
• "Supporting Second Amendment rights"

Campaign donors

2012

Breakdown of the source of Gill's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Gill lost election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Gill's campaign committee raised a total of $1,325,027 and spent $628.

U.S. House, Illinois, District 13, 2012 - David Gill Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$1,325,027
Total Spent	$1,322,590
Total Raised by Election Winner	$1,400,451
Total Spent by Election Winner	$1,383,024
Top contributors to David Gill's campaign committee
University of Illinois	$32,637
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$10,200
National Assn of Letter Carriers	$10,000
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union	$10,000
Compass Media Group	$8,168
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired	$125,624
Democratic/Liberal	$69,244
Education	$59,737
Leadership PACs	$55,500
Health Professionals	$53,600

Personal

• Gill and his second wife, Elaine live with their blended family of six children in Bloomington.

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign Website
• David Gill on Twitter
• David Gill for Congress on Facebook